OSR Overview

Mentor Registration for FRCT Course

Sign up as a Research Mentor for the new Foundations of Research and Critical Thinking (FRCT) course. Visit the FRCT Mentor Registration website for more information.

The Office of Student Research is responsible for the medical student research programs and research education, community outreach to college
undergraduates and upper level high school students, and the combined degree programs. The mission of the Office of Student Research is to
provide a unique resource for the School of Medicine with a focus on providing a diverse array of research opportunities and enhancing the
research education for all of our medical students. In addition, the Office of Student Research community outreach efforts seek to provide
excellent opportunities for college undergraduates and high school students to stimulate and foster interest in careers in medicine and other
allied health fields.

Goals

To provide all medical students with research education, including a research project; to enhance intellectual acuity and inquisitiveness;
and to foster excellence in the development of clinicians, clinician educators, clinician scientists and physician investigators.

To provide all medical students with exceptional basic, translational and clinical research experiences in biomedical and behavior sciences
which will provide them with skills, role models, and an understanding of the opportunities and careers available in academic medicine as well as
enhance their academic portfolio for future application to competitive residency training programs.

To provide nurturing and mentoring for medical students with an interest in a research career or a combined degree program (MD/Masters, MD/MPH).

To provide educational opportunities for select college undergraduates through student research programs, so as to foster their interest in
professional education in medicine and other allied health fields.

Contact

Office of Student Research
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Bressler Research Building
655 West Baltimore Street, Suite M-019
Baltimore, MD 21201

Appointment for Assistant Dean

As the Associate Dean for Student Research and Education, Dr. Fantry oversees and is responsible for all of the functions of the Office of
Student Research including student research programs, combined degree programs (MD/MS), educational community outreach programs and the
development of research education and training. In addition, he is the Course Director for Pathophysiology and Therapeutics I/II and the
Second Summer Education Program (SSEP) as well as the Clinical Co-Director of Functional Systems. Dr. Fantry is also a member of the Office
of Student Affairs where he serves primarily in a counseling and advisory role and writes MSPEs (Medical Student Performance Evaluations). In
addition, he is a member of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine where he directs a multidisciplinary
Heartburn and Dyspepsia Program in the Digestive Health Center.

As the Director of Student Summer Research and Community Outreach, Dr. Carey oversees and is responsible for medical student research
activities, including electives, summer and year-off activities. He oversees recruitment to and advising for the School of Medicine's summer
research programs for health professional, undergraduate and high school students. In his outreach roles within the OSR and as a co-chair on
the President's Outreach Council, Dr. Carey explores research, mentoring and STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) educational
opportunities for students at all levels and from broad backgrounds, on and off the UMB campus. In addition, Dr. Carey is the leader (P.I.) of
an NIH/NCI-funded research program focused on increasing the understanding of factors that determine life and death decisions in lymphoma and
in other cancers. His teaching activities cover both basic and special topics in immunology and oncology in the Graduate School and the Schools
of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Carey is a member of the Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases (CVID) and of the Greenebaum Cancer Center.

As the Director of Dual Degree Programs, Dr. Matteson is responsible for developing, overseeing and directing all of the MD/MS programs in the
School of Medicine. As the Director of Student Research Education, Dr. Matteson is responsible for developing a new Medical School course
called Foundations of Research and Critical Thinking (FRCT), and he will be the Course Director for FRCT, which will begin in the Fall of 2013.
In addition, he is the Course Director for Functional Systems, for GPILS 601 "Mechanisms in Biomedical Sciences " (aka, The Core Course), as
well as the Co-Director of Pathophysiology and Therapeutics I/II. In addition, he is a member of the Department of Physiology.

Ms. Cao's primary responsibilities are to manage and coordinate all of the research-related aspects of the Office of Student Research. She
works closely with Dr. Greg Carey in managing student summer research and training programs (e.g., PRISM, HP-STAR, UM Scholars), research
electives, year-off research experiences (e.g., Doris Duke, Howard Hughs), Medical Student Research Day, foreign medical student research experiences, and other programs
and services. Ms. Cao also assists Dr. Carey in providing research advising for medical students and provides support for community outreach
efforts.

Public Servant of the Year 2011

Ms. Jean Marie Roth was honored as part of 2011 Founders Week celebration.

See article in the Voice for details on all the Founders Week Award winners.

Ms. Roth provides administrative support for the second year courses: Foundations of Disease (FoD), Pathophysiology & Therapeutics (P&T) I and
Pathophysiology & Therapeutics II as well as the Second Summer Education Program (SSEP.) Ms. Roth supports the second year Autopsy Program with
Dr. Sandy Twaddell in the Department of Pathology, the development of course evaluations and schedules, and P&T exams. In addition, she also
provides administrative support to the committee meetings for FoD (Dr. Olga Ioffe, Chair), the P&T Committees (Dr. George Fantry, Chair), and
the Year I/II Education Subcommittee (Dr. Steven Munger, Chair). She will also support the dual degree programs under the direction of Dr. Rick
Matteson.